Tlayuda appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Oaxacan tlayuda · Los Angeles
Large 30cm crisp grilled tortilla smeared with asiento (pork fat) and refried black beans, topped with Oaxacan string cheese, cabbage, avocado, salsa, and tasajo or chorizo. The signature dish of LA's Oaxacan community.
Tlayudas arrived in Los Angeles with the wave of Oaxacan migration that began in the 1980s, particularly to South LA and the Pico-Union and Koreatown corridors. Guelaguetza on Olympic Boulevard, opened in 1994 by the Lopez family from Oaxaca, became the canonical LA Oaxacan restaurant and won a James Beard Award. Today the dish is the centerpiece of every Oaxacan menu in the city, from Guelaguetza to the Mercado La Paloma stalls.
Where to eat in Los Angeles:
- Guelaguetza
- Mercado La Paloma
- 626 Night Market
- Chichen Itza Restaurant